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River Run Film Festival set for kickoff

It's time for the annual River Run International Film Festival in Winston-Salem. WXII's Nicole Ducouer takes a look at this year's event.

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Updated: 10:15 AM EDT Apr 3, 2014

River Run Film Festival set for kickoff

It's time for the annual River Run International Film Festival in Winston-Salem. WXII's Nicole Ducouer takes a look at this year's event.

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WEBVTT THE RIVERRUNINTERNATIONAL FILMFESTIVAL KICKS OFFTOMORROW INWINSTON-SALEM!IT'S YOUR CHANCE TOSEE TONS OF MOVIES ...YOU CAN'T SEE IN BIGBOX OFFICE THEATERS.AND SOME ARE FREE!THE RIVER RUNINTERNATIONAL FILMFEST ATTRACTSPEOPLE FROM ALLOVER! LAST YEAR,MORE THAN 18THOUSAND TICKETSWENT OUT. THIS YEAR144 FILMS FROM 33COUNTRIES AND 80FILMAKERS WILL BE INWINSTON SALEM.NATS LANDCAPESTHIS DOCUMENTARYCALLED "LANDSCAPESOF THE HEART: THEELIZABETH SPENCERSTORY", FOLLOWS ACONTROVERSIALSOUTHERN AUTHOR.RIVER RUN'S EXECDIRECTOR ANDREWRODGERS SAYS THISWOMAN WAS THE TALKOF THE TOWN.3:46 ONE TIME SHEEVEN CONSIDEREDVERY STRONGRUNNING FOR APULIZER PRIZE BUT ACOMMUNTYSPECIFICALLY DECIDEDNOT TO GIVE IT TOHERB/C THE FELT LIKEHER WRITING WAS TOOCONTROVERSIALBELIEVE IT OR NOT 55SHE WRITES EVENTODAY IN HER 90'S. IT'SA FREE SCREENING..AND ELIZABETHSPENCER WILL BETHERE.NATS PARTICLE FEVER"PARTICLE FEVER" ISANOTHERDOCUMENTARY.. THISONE ABOUT THELARGEST MACHINEEVEN MADE BY MAN.4:21 THIS FILM IS ABOUTTHE HIGGS BOSONPARTICLE AND THECERN SUPER COLLIDERTHAT'S ALL ABOUT THESEARCH FOR THE GODPARTICLE 4:31FRAGILE TRUST"FRAGILE TRUST"SHOWS THE STORY OFJASON BLAIR, A WRITERAT THE NEW YORKTIMES WHO GOTCAUGHT IN APLAGIARISM SCANDALWRITING STORIESWITHOUT EVERLEAVING HIS HOME..TAKING INFO FROM THEINTERNET.5:44 THIS IS FILM ISUNIQUE B/C ITINTERVIEWS JASONEXTENSIVELY AND YOUGET A SENSE THATTHERE IS SOMETHINGNOT QUITE RIGHTTHERE.SOME FILMS AREDIRECTED BY LOCALFILM MAKERS, SOMEHAVE LOCAL ACTORS.6:43 AND SOME OFTHESE MOVIES AREFREE AND FAMILYFRIENDLY RIGHT? WEREALLY FEELSTRONGLY ABOUTMAKING THE FESTIVALAS ACCESSIBLE TOEVERYONE ASPOSSIBLE."WIZARD OF OZ" ISPLAYING FREEDOWNTOWN ANDPIXAR'S UP WILL PLAYON THE LAWN NEARONE PARK VISTA ANDYOU CAN BRING YOURDOG!IF A MOVIE IS SOLDOUT THAT DOESN'TMEAN TICKETS AREN'TAVAILBLE.. JUST SHOWUP 30 MINUTES EARLYTO SEE IF HERE AREMORE AVAILABLE..CHANCES ARE THEYHAVE SOME.RIVER RUN ENDS ONAPRIL 13TH.

River Run Film Festival set for kickoff

It's time for the annual River Run International Film Festival in Winston-Salem. WXII's Nicole Ducouer takes a look at this year's event.